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The UN Security Council and informal groups of states : complementing or competing for governance?

This work offers the first comparative treatment of the roles of informal ad hoc groupings of states, such as Groups of Friends or G-8, within selected conflict settings, and their effects on the practices of the UN Security Council. This pivotal work draws on both case-study analysis and archival sources.Read more...

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Janus-faced structure of the Security Council: open system and closed shop --
Emergence of informal groups of states --
Proliferation of informal groups in the post-bipolar era --
Conclusion: exit, voice, and loyalty as analytical framework --
Namibia: group of three and Western Contact Group --
El Salvador: group of friends of the UN Secretary-General --
Kosovo: Quint, G-8, and Troika --
Conclusions: implications for governance of the UN Security Council.

Responsibility:

Jochen Prantl.

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...this book is a must read for those involved in research on the UN...It is well written, erudite and persuasively argued...[with] originality and insight into a relatively unknown aspect of international relations. * Political Studies Review *Read more...